Study ties 'Obamacare' to fewer cancer deaths in some states
Source: AP
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not, new research reveals.
The report Wednesday is the first evidence tying cancer survival to the health care change, which began in 2014 after the law known as Obamacare took full effect, said one study leader, Dr. Anna Lee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
For a policy to have this amount of impact in a short amount of years is remarkable, because cancer often takes a long time to develop and prove fatal, she said.
Lee discussed the results in an American Society of Clinical Oncology news conference as part of its annual meeting later this month.
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 file photo, a doctor, center, directs a special camera to look at a patient's tumor at a hospital in Philadelphia. According to research released on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)DURING A PANDEMIC!!!!!
And his cult, who benefits from the ACA, will go along with the fucking moron, once again voting against their own best interests. Yes, they ARE dumber than dirt!
Ford_Prefect
(7,823 posts)mopinko
(69,806 posts)why do you think they hate it? they want us all to die.
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)What is news is that 40% of our population will think its a lie.
diva77
(7,604 posts)knightmaar
(748 posts)Let the pres know what's best for rich people, m'kay?